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M. M. SMITH, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

Letters Patent No. 81,954, dated September 8, 1868.

IMPROVED LADDER OR STEP FOR. STREET-LAMPLIGHTERS.

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TO ALL WHO IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it' known that I, M. M. SMITH, of Nashville, in the county ofDavidson. and State of Tennessee, have invented a. new and usefulImprovement in Ladders for Lamp-Lightersg and I (lo hereby declare thatthe following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwillV enable others skilled in the artto make and use the sume,refer-ence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a. part ofthis specification,

Figure l is a side View of my invention. Figure 2 is a bottom view ofthe upper step, from a. section through the line x x, iig. 1. Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object ol' this invention `is to provide a. simple, portable,andi-effective step-ladder for the use of lamp-` lighters.

It consist-s of a. shank, d, provided with horns, a a, for claspng onthe Atapering part of a lamp-post, as usually made, and steps A and e.

The step A is aflixed to extensions, 6 b, forming part ofthe horns a a.

The step e is allxed to the horizontal part ofthe shank d. l

To use this step-ladder, the horns are set on the lamp-post B, which, as'usually made, increase in cireumference from' the top down. The lweightofthe person on it causes it to settle rmly toa. secureihold.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Putents A step-ladder for lamp-posts, constructedsubstantially es and for the purpose shown und described.

I The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 9th day ofJune, 1868.

M. M. SMITH.y Witnesses:

J. M. SHARPE, ISAAC T. RHEN.

